Riverside, Texas

Riverside, Texas
Location of Riverside, Texas
Location of Riverside, Texas
Coordinates: 30°50′49″N 95°23′53″W / 30.84694°N 95.39806°W / 30.84694; -95.39806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWalker
Area
 • Total2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
 • Land2.01 sq mi (5.22 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
187 ft (57 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total522
 • Density272.59/sq mi (105.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77367
Area code936
FIPS code48-62408[2]
GNIS feature ID1383164[3]

Riverside is a small city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Two famous natives of Riverside are the singer-actress Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), who is best known for her creation of the role of Effie in the successful Tony-award-winning Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", and Eugene C. Barker, a Texas historian (born 1874), who was affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin from 1895, when he arrived as a student, until his death.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.